Central Bank of Malta, reverse composite essay on card for a 20 liri, Law of 1967, (February 1983), purple, grey, ochre and multicoloured, Auberge de Castille at left, Workers' Monument at centre, gondola in circle at upper left, dove at upper right, value at lower left and upper right (Pick unrecorded-variety of Pick 40), about uncirculated, unique £250-350
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Central Bank of Malta, obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a 20 zekkin, Law of 1967, (1985), brown and red-brown on multicoloured underprint, serial number A/1 000000, signature at lower centre, portrait of Agatha Barbara at right, sailing ship and map at upper centre, dove at upper left, four horizontal lines for the blind at lower right, reverse Auberge de Castille at left, Workers' Monument at centre, gondola in circle at upper left, value at lower left and upper right (Pick unrecorded), about uncirculated and a fascinating proposed reuse of the Venetian zecchino in circulation as a Maltese gold coin during the 18th century, unique (2) £900-1,200
MARTINIQUE |
Banque de la Martinique, unissued remainder 5 francs, ND (c. 1942), no serial numbers or signatures, pink and black, maiden at left, reverse blue, maiden at centre, also 5 francs, ND (1944), serial number P53-513, pink and black, two printed signatures low right, maiden at left, reverse blue, maiden at centre (Pick 16, 16b for type, Kolsky 311 for type) first, uncirculated, scarce, second, several folds, otherwise very fine (2) £280-380
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Banque de la Martinique, specimen 100 francs, ND (1042), red zero serial numbers, prefix A51, green and pale orange, maiden at left with fruit (Pick 19s, Kolsky 313), perforated, small red SPECIMEN overprint, about uncirculated, to uncirculated rare £450-650
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Banque de la Martinique, 100 francs, ND (1942), red serial number N77-779, green and pale orange, maiden and fruit at left, three printed signatures at right, (Pick 19a, Kolsky 313b), central crease otherwise a fresh and original extremely fine £600-800
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Banque de la Martinique, specimen 1000 francs, ND (1942), blue serial number A7-000, red-brown and green, allegorical family at right, value top left and right, reverse red-brown, Abundance and Mercury at centre, value at left and right (Pick 21s, Kolsky 314), perforated, small blue SPECIMEN overprint, about uncirculated to uncirculated and rare £700-900
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Caisse Centrale de la France Libre, 1000 francs, ND (1944-), red serial number TA 077798, red MARTINIQUE stamp top centre, blue, phoenix arising from the flames at centre, reverse blue, allegorical scene of war and peace at left and right (Pick 22b, Kolsky 317), red ANNULE handstamps across note, minute fold top right corner, uncirculated to about uncirculated, thus rare and attractive £500-700
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Caisse Centrale de la France Libre, 100 francs, ND (1944), red serial number PU565,420, green and red-orange, head of Marianne at centre, value and MARTINIQUE at left and right (Pick 25, Kolsky 321), pinholes top left, an original good very fine, scarce £150-200
MAURITIUS |
Government of Mauritius, 5 rupees, ND (1937), serial number D322388, blue, white and pale orange, specimen 25 cents, ND (1940), serial number A 238991, blue and lilac, 1 rupee, ND (1940), serial number F883,980, green and lilac, all George VI at right, arms at left (Pick 22, 24a, 26), first, very fine, scarce, second, good extremely fine, scarce, third, good fine, a pleasing group (3) £250-350
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Government of Mauritius, 25 cents, ND (1940), serial number B 391029, blue and pale lilac and orange, George VI at right, arms at left, 1 rupee, ND (1940), serial number D870,148, green and lilac, George VI at right, arms at left (Pick 24c, 26, Schwan-Boling 4301c, 4303b), first, uncirculated, scarce, second, faint central crease otherwise an original almost extremely fine, rare £200-300
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Government issue, Mauritius, 1 rupee, ND (1940), serial number D 467620, green and lilac, George VI at right, arms at left (Pick 26), in PMG holder 55, 'about uncirculated' £200-250
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Government of Mauritius, 5 rupees (5), ND (1954), prefixes A, B, C, D, G, deep blue and pale green and lilac, Elizabeth II at right, mountain at left, reverse blue, arms at centre (Pick 27), fresh and crisp, good extremely fine and a scarce grouping of five different prefixes (5) £450-550
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Government of Mauritius, 5 rupees (4), ND (1954), prefixes A, B, C, D, deep blue and pale green and lilac, Elizabeth II at right, mountain at left, reverse blue, arms at centre (Pick 27), fresh and crisp, good extremely fine and a scarce grouping of four different prefixes (4) £300-400
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Government of Mauritius, 5 rupees, ND (1954), serial number G457661, blue on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, mountain scene at low left, reverse arms at centre, also El Banco Comercial y Agricola, specimen 5 sucres, 15 July 1917, zero serial number (Pick 27, 127s), first, pressed, but still a very attractive about extremely fine, second, in PMG holder number 58, choice about uncirculated, EPQ £250-300
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Government of Mauritius, 5 rupees, ND (1954), prefix B, blue, Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse arms; Bank of Mauritius, a group of the ND (1967) Issues, all Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, comprising 5 rupees (3), prefix A/1, signature 1, prefix A/15, signature 3, prefix A/43, signature 4, blue, reverse yacht in Grand Port harbour; 10 rupees (3) serial number A/1 000249, signature 1, prefix A/11, signature 2, prefix A/52, signature 4, red, reverse Government House (Pick 27, 30a, 30b, 30c, 31a, 31b, 31c), the first good very fine, the third uncirculated, the remainder foxing, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated (7) £120-160
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Bank of Mauritius, 25 rupees (3), ND (1967), prefix A/1, signature 1, prefixes A/12 and A/13, both signature 4, green on multicoloured underprint, all Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse trees at left, ox cart and Trois Mamelles Mountain [Pick 32a, 32b (2)], uncirculated (3) £80-100
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Bank of Mauritius, 50 rupees (3), ND (1967), serial number A/1 000408, signature 1, prefixes A/4 and A/5, both signature 4, purple on multicoloured underprint, all Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse ships in Port Louis harbour [Pick 33a, 33c (2)], the second foxing, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, the remainder uncirculated (3) £140-180
MOROCCO |
East Pasha Shemendefer, 10 para, purple, 1/2 grush, blue and 1 grush, purple, negotiable fiscal stamps, railways issue for Montenegro siege, authentic but legality doubted by some, also Siberian Provisional Administration, 500 rubles, 1920, red serial number A 023647, blue-green, value left centre, reverse brown and green, maiden at left, Imperial eagle left centre, Far Eastern Government, Credit note issue, Russia, 500 rubles, 1920, blue serial number AA 00517, brown, bear and fox at centre and 1000 rubles, 1920, green and grey, plough, lake and trees and mountains at centre, both two signatures below, and Far East Provisional Government, Priamur Region, 5 rubles, 1920, serial number 010143, black, blue-green and pale red, arms at right, double headed eagle at left, also 30 kopeks, 1918, black and green (Pick unlisted, S1192, S1207,1208, S1243, S1246), good extremely fine, rare (8) £250-350
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Banque d'Etat, Morocco, a group of notes including 5 francs (3), 1943 (2), 1944, blue and yellow, 10 francs, (3) 1942 (2), 1944, green and blue, 50 francs, 1943, black and brown and 100 francs, 1944, blue and orange-yellow, 1000 francs, 1 March 1944, red, serial no. D247-129 and 1000 francs, 1 August 1943, red serial no. M69-355, both brown and pale blue, star at centre, reverse brown (Pick 24, 33, 25, 26, 27), generally very fine or better (10) £300-400
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Banque d'Etat, Morocco, 100 francs, 19 April 1951, serial number P.38-53813, multicoloured, fortress at centre (Pick 45), in PMG holder 64 EPQ, choice uncirculated, scarce in this grade £100-150
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Banque d'Etat, Morocco, specimen 500 francs, 29 May 1951, serial number A41 00000, brown on multicoloured underprint, equestrian statue in front of State Bank building at centre right, reverse city view, overprinted SPECIMEN in black with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse (Pick 45A), choice about uncirculated, only issued as a specimen, rare £600-800
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Banque du Maroc, a printers archival obverse and reverse photograph of a 100 dirhams, ND (ca 1970), serial number A/1 000000, palace right centre, King Hassan II at left in suit and tie, reverse oil refinery (Pick unrecorded), most unusual (2) £250-350
MEXICO |
La Fabrica del Tunal, Mexico, 25 centavos, 1884, obverse and reverse uniface specimen proofs, the obverse with two circular and one trianglar punch holes, the reverse depicting industrial scene (Pick not listed), fine to extremely fine £100-150
MOZAMBIQUE |
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, specimen 1000 reis with counterfoil, 1 March 1909, serial number 000000 at lower left, serial number 283333 at upper right, black on green and yellow underprint, value in ornate guilloche at left, steamship seal Type I at right, reverse, allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 32bs), mounting traces, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £150-200
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printer's archival specimen 500 escudos, 25 August 1932, Provincia de Mocambique, Decreto No. 17154, serial number run A000,001 to A020,000, olive-green on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Francisco Oliveira de Chamico at left, steamship seal at right, arms at lower centre, value in each corner, reverse seated allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED twice (Pick unrecorded - similar to Pick 73), mounting traces, ink date '2. 9. 32' and annotations in top margin, two staple holes at left, otherwise about uncirculated, of the utmost rarity, probably unique and a magnificent note £2,000-3,000
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, specimen 500 escudos, 27 March 1941, serial number 000,000, lilac on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Antonio Ennes at left, steamship seal at right, arms at upper centre, reverse seated allegorical woman looking at sailing ships, two punch holes; specimen 1000 escudos, 27 March 1941, serial number 000,000, brown on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Antonio Ennes at left, steamship seal at right, arms at upper centre, reverse young woman looking out at ships, two punch holes (Pick 78s, 79s), some surface dirt and excess ink, the first otherwise good extremely fine, the second extremely fine, rare (2) £300-400
NEPAL |
Central Bank of Nepal, specimen 1 rupee, ND (1965), lilac and olive-green, coin at left, temple at centre; specimen 5 rupees, ND (1961), purple and aqua, King Mahendra Vira Vikrama at upper left, reverse Himalayas, both overprinted SPECIMEN in black or red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse; also specimen colour trial 5 rupees, ND (1974), green and purple, King Birendra Bir Bikram at left, reverse blue and dark brown, two yaks; and specimen colour trial 10 rupees, ND (1974), green, purple and brown, King Birendra Bir Bikram at left, carving at centre, reverse antelope, both overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 12s, 13s, 23ct, 24ct), about uncirculated to uncirculated, scarce (4) £150-200
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Central Bank of Nepal, a group of specimens of the ND (1981) Issue, all zero serial numbers, all King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing plumed crown at left, comprising 2 rupees (2), green and multicoloured, reverse leopard, the first, line below king's lip, the second without line, both signature 10; 5 rupees, serial number 20mm long, signature 11, pink and brown, reverse yaks; 100 rupees (2), green, reverse rhinoceros, the first, line below king's lip, the second without line, both signature 10; and 500 rupees, serial number 24mm long, signature 10, line below king's lip, brown and violet, reverse tigers, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 29as, 29bs, 30bs-unlisted variety, 34as, 34bs, 35as), minor annotations on four notes, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, and a fascinating lot for the specialist (6) £200-250
NETHERLANDS INDIES |
De Javasche Bank, Netherlands Indies, 1000 gulden, Batavia, 8 April 1926, serial number MZ 00639, red, portrait of Jan Pieterzoon Coen in a ruff at upper right, reverse brown, red and ochre, Javasche bank building at centre, legal text in four languages, '13189' in black oval in lower right corner (Pick 77a), extremely fine to good extremely fine, scarce £180-260
NEW CALEDONIA/NEW HEBRIDES |
Banque de l'Indochine, New Hebrides, 5 francs (2), ND (1944), serial numbers N510039 and N111346, one with red oval handstamp NOUVELLES HEBRIDES and Cross of Lorraine at left, blue and white, France at centre, 20 francs, ND (1944), prefix F/T, green and white, France at left, native and boat at right, Treasury issue, Bon de Caisse, 1 francs, violet and 50 centimes, green, both 15 July 1942, industrial scene at left and right, and 5 francs, 15 June 1943, green and white, industrial scene at left and right (Pick 48, 49, 51, 52, 58), first, very fine, second, good, third, extremely fine, fourth and fifth, very good, sixth, mounting traces, otherwise very good (6) £200-300
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Banque de l'Indochine, Noumea, specimen 100 francs, ND (1957), serial number O.000 000, multicoloured, woman holding wreath and small figure of Athena at centre, reverse Angkor statue at centre (Pick 42ds), perforated SPECIMEN, fresh and crisp, uncirculated £300-400
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Banque de l'Indochine, Noumea, specimen 100 francs, ND (1957), serial number O.000 000, multicoloured, woman with wreath and small statue of Athena at centre, value at low centre and low right, reverse Angkor statue (Pick 42ds), perforated SPECIMEN, about uncirculated to uncirculated, scarce and attractive £250-350
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Banque de l'Indochine, Noumea, specimen 1000 francs, ND (1943), serial number A 000.000, 1000 francs, ND (1943), serial number H34-00832063, and 1000 francs, NOUMEA, emission 1944, serial number 00926676, all blue and white, statues at Angkor at left, value at right, NOUMEA top left, (Pick 45, 47b), first, numeral top right, dark green SPECIMEN overprint, perforated, uncirculated and rare, second, good fine, third, this is the Pick plate note, fine, rare £600-700
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Banque de l'Indochine, New Hebrides, 5 francs, ND (1932-1936), serial number 0.67-529, purple and pale green, helmeted head of France at left, red oval stamp at centre, palms and Cross of Lorraine, De la Chaume and Baudouin signatures, 20 francs, ND (1941), serial number Y49-433, purple-lilac and pale green, France at right, red oval handstamp NOUVELLES HEBRIDES and Cross of Lorraine at centre, Simon and De la Chaume signatures (Pick 4a, 6, Schwan-Boling 1711a, 1712), first, almost extremely fine, scarce, second, central fold, otherwise good very fine, rare £150-200
NEW ZEALAND |
Bank of New Zealand, specimen £1, Napier, 18-, serial number A 197001-A 197001, black and white, value in green underprint at centre, Maoris and pastoral scene at left, reverse green with inverted value (Pick 191s for type), perforated SPECIMEN, good extremely fine and rare £500-700
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Bank of New Zealand, specimen £5 with counterfoil, Wellington, 18-, serial number 123456, black and white, brown value panel, Maoris and landscape set in circles at left, value in each corner, uniface, two punch holes (Pick S192s for type), good extremely fine and rare £750-1,000
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Bank of New Zealand, specimen £5, Invercargill, 18-, serial number 260901, brown and white, Maoris and countryside view with volcano and kiwi birds at left, counterfoil at left, reverse brown and white, value at centre (Pick S192s), perforated SPECIMEN B.W.& Co LONDON, pencil date 'June 77' on counterfoil, uncirculated and rare £800-1,200
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Bank of New Zealand, specimen £1, Wellington, 19- (ca 1902), serial number 050001-150000, pink-red, Maoris and countryside view with volcano and kiwi birds at left, counterfoil at left, reverse brown and white, arms at centre, countryside view with volcano and kiwi birds at left, Maoris at right (Pick S212as), perforated CANCELLED, uncirculated and rare £1,000-1,500
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Bank of New Zealand, specimen £1, ND (1924), no serial numbers, no signature, violet and multicoloured, portrait Maori King Tawhiao at centre, value in each corner, reverse arms at centre set in ornate guilloche, Maoris in circle at upper left, landscape in circle at upper right, value in squares at lower left and right (Pick S233s) ink date '1st Jan 1924' and annotation in top margin, otherwise extremely fine and rare £600-800
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Bank of New Zealand, printer's archival specimen £5, 1 October 1925, serial number run 300, 001 to 500, 000, blue and multicoloured, portrait of King Tawhiao at left, value in guilloche at right and in each corner, reverse blue, green and brown, two Maoris in circle at left, arms at centre, two kiwis in rural scene in circle at right, perforated CANCELLED (Pick S235s), mounting traces and paper residue, ink date '7. 7. 25.' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good very and rare £800-1,000
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Bank of New Zealand, specimen £1, Wellington, 1 October 1924, serial number C 00000, purple and pink, the Maori King Tawhiao at centre, value low centre and at each corner, reverse purple and pale orange-brown, arms at centre, Maoris at left, countryside view with volcano and kiwi birds at right (Pick S237s), perforated CANCELLED, ink date '21.6.26' in top margin, a little scuffed otherwise a fresh about extremely fine and rare £600-800
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand, specimen 10 shillings, ND (1953-6), serial number B/3 000000, signature Wilson; also proof 10 shillings, ND (1960-67), serial number 7H 000000, signature Fleming, yellow security thread, both brown on multicoloured underprint, Captain James Cook at right, arms at upper centre, reverse signing of the Treaty of Waitangi at centre, kiwi at left, the first overprinted in black, with two De La Rue Specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, the second overprinted PROOF No 946/17 in lower left margin (Pick 158bs, 158dp), the first, ink date '29-6-54' and annotations in top margin, glue residue on obverse and reverse, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, the second, 'approved proof 28 Aug 1964' and signature in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated, the proof very rare (2) £300-400
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand, specimen 10 shillings (2), ND (1960-67), serial numbers 1J 000000 and 7A 000000, both signature Fleming, yellow security thread, brown on multicoloured underprint, Captain James Cook at right, arms at upper centre, reverse signing of the Treaty of Waitangi at centre, kiwi at left, both overprinted SPECIMEN in red, with two De La Rue Specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, one punch hole [Pick 158ds (2)], the first, ink date '4-7-57', the second ink date '22-7-63' both in top margin with annotations, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce (2) £180-240
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand, specimen 10 shillings (2), ND (1960-67), serial numbers 7J 000000 and 8Y 000000, both signature Fleming, yellow security thread, brown on multicoloured underprint, Captain James Cook at right, arms at upper centre, reverse signing of the Treaty of Waitangi at centre, kiwi at left, both overprinted SPECIMEN in red, with two De La Rue Specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, one punch hole [Pick 158ds (2)], the first, ink date '29-7-64', the second ink date '1-9-65' both in top margin with annotations, otherwise choice about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce (2) £180-240
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand, 10 shillings, ND (1940), serial number AO500802, Hanna signature, £1, ND (1955), purple, Captain Cook at right, Wilson signature and £5 (2), ND (1967), 12K 422035/036, blue, Captain Cook at right, Fleming signature (Pick 158a, 159b, 160d), almost uncirculated (4) £180-230
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand, a group of the ND (1940-67) Issues, all Captain James Cook at right, arms at upper centre, comprising 10 shillings, prefix B/1, signature G. Wilson, brown, reverse signing of Treaty of Waitangi ; £1, prefix I/49, signature T. P. Hanna, purple, reverse sailing ship "Endeavour"; and £5, prefix 8/S, signature T. P. Hanna, blue-green, reverse Lake Pukaki (Pick 158b, 159a, 160a, ), the first two pressed, otherwise attractive good very fine, the third original good very fine to about extremely fine (3) £120-160
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand, specimen £5 (2), ND (1960-67), serial numbers H/8 000000 and K/2 000000, signature Fleming, both blue on multicoloured underprint, Captain James Cook at right, arms at upper centre, reverse, Lake Pukaki and Mount Cook, overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue Specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, one punch hole [Pick 160ds(2)], ink dates '22-8-61' and '27-7-62' respectively, annotations in top margins, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce (2) £400-600
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand, specimen £10 (2), ND (1960-67), serial numbers AJ 000000 and AK 000000, both signature Fleming with security thread, green on multicoloured underprint, Captain James Cook at lower right, Cook's ship "Resolution" and crowned arms at left, reverse flock of sheep, overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue Specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, one punch hole [Pick 161ds (2)], ink dates '27-7-62' and '22-7-63' respectively, the first otherwise about uncirculated, the second about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce (2) £500-700
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand, $2 (2), replacement notes with star suffix, Wilks signature, also another example serial number ENF 000013 with Brash signature, both violet, Elizabeth II at right (Pick 164br, 170c), uncirculated and the replacements scarce (3) £200-250
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand, $5 (3), ND (1968-81), replacement prefix 990*, signature Knight, replacement prefix 992* (2), signature Hardie, all red on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse kowhai at left, tui at centre [Pick 165cr, 165dr (2)], about uncirculated to uncirculated (3) £160-220
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